Larkin v. City of Darien

JACKSON, Chief Justice.

[A horse was levied on under a fi.fa. for municipal taxes due the city of Darien', by Mrs. Larkin. It was taken from the premises of the defendant, her son being present at the time. She begged for time, and at her instance, a sale was postponed for over twelve months, nothing being said during that time indicating that it was not her property. (The exact age of the son is not given, but he was a minor.) When the marshal finally advertised the horse for sale, the son, by next friend, interposed a claim. The case was tried before the commissioners of McIntosh county, who…